All of these shows opened without previous tryouts before debuting on the Great White Way.

Most shows undergo at least one, if not more, tryouts, either out-of-town or Off-Broadway, before they make their bow on the Great White Way. However these 15 shows all skipped that step to head straight to Broadway—a choice that proved more successful for some shows than for others.

Flip through the 15 shows below:

15 Musicals That Opened Cold on Broadway

15 Musicals That Opened Cold on Broadway

All of these shows opened without previous tryouts before debuting on the Great White Way.

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Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Brandon Victor Dixon and Audra McDonald in Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That FollowedJulieta Cervantes

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark

Patrick Page and Reeve Carney in Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark.Jacob Cohl

The Book of Mormon

Nikki M. James and Josh Gad in The Book of MormonJoan Marcus

School of Rock

Alex Brightman and Sierra Boggess in School of RockMatthew Murphy

Something Rotten!

Brian d'Arcy James and Christian Borle in Something Rotten!Joan Marcus